Tom Cruise 31460 225627206 2008-07-14T16:58:39Z Mjpage 773280 /* Scientology */ {{pp-semi-vandalism|small=yes}} {{Infobox Actor | image = TomCruiseOct07.jpg | imagesize = 200px | caption = Cruise at the London Film Festival, October 2007 | birthname = Thomas Cruise Mapother IV | birthdate = [[July 3]], [[1962]] (age 46) | birthplace = [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse]], [[New York]] | yearsactive = 1981 - present | spouse = [[Mimi Rogers]] (1987—1990)<br>[[Nicole Kidman]] (1990—2001)<br>[[Katie Holmes]] (2006— present) | domesticpartner = [[Penélope Cruz]] (2001-2004) | baftaawards = '''Britannia Award'''<br>2005 Excellence in Film | homepage=http://www.tomcruise.com | goldenglobeawards = '''[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama|Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama]]'''<br>1989 ''[[Born on the Fourth of July (film)|Born on the Fourth of July]]'' <br> '''[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]]'''<br>1996 ''[[Jerry Maguire]]'' <br> '''[[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture]]'''<br>1999 ''[[Magnolia (film)|Magnolia]]'' | goldenraspberryawards = '''Worst Screen Couple'''<br>1994 ''[[Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles]]''<small>shared with [[Brad Pitt]]</small> <br> '''Most Tiresome Tabloid Targets'''<br>2006 <small>shared with [[Katie Holmes]]</small> | awards = '''[[National Board of Review Award for Best Actor|NBR Award for Best Actor]]'''<br>1996 ''[[Jerry Maguire]]'' <br> '''[[National Board of Review Award for Best Cast|NBR Award for Best Cast]]'''<br>1999 ''[[Magnolia (film)|Magnolia]]'' <br> '''[[Saturn Award for Best Actor (film)]]'''<br>2001 ''[[Vanilla Sky]]''<br>'''[[International Association of Scientologists|IAS]] Freedom Medal of Valor'''<br>2006 }} '''Thomas Cruise Mapother IV''' ({{pron-en|ˈtɒməs ˈkruːz ˈmeɪpɒθɚ}}; born [[July 3]], [[1962]]), better known by his [[Stage name|screen name]] '''Tom Cruise''', is an [[United States|American]] [[actor]] and [[film producer]]. ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine ranked him as the world's most powerful celebrity in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/53/6YG2.html| title=Tom Cruise ranked 1 among The Top 100 Celebrities In 2006| publisher=[[Forbes]]|accessdate=2007-05-01|date=[[2007-05-01]]}}</ref> He has been nominated for three [[Academy Awards]] and won three [[Golden Globe Award]]s. His first leading role was the 1983 film ''[[Risky Business]]'' <ref name="imdb">{{imdb name|id=0000129|name=Tom Cruise}}</ref>, which has been described as "A Generation-X classic, and a career-maker" for the actor.<ref name="rottentomatoes">{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1017641-risky_business/|title=Risky Business - Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref> After playing the role of a heroic naval pilot in the popular and financially successful 1986 film ''[[Top Gun (film)|Top Gun]]'', Cruise continued in this vein, playing a secret agent in a series of ''[[Mission: Impossible (film)|Mission: Impossible]]'' action films in the 1990s and 2000s. In addition to these heroic roles, he also played [[typecast|other roles]], such as the [[Misogyny|misogynistic]] [[Seduction community|male guru]] in ''[[Magnolia (film)|Magnolia]]'' (1999) and a cool and calculating psychotic hitman in the [[Michael Mann]] crime-thriller film ''[[Collateral (film)|Collateral]]'' (2004). Economist [[Edward Jay Epstein]] argues that Cruise is one of the few producers (the others being [[George Lucas]], [[Steven Spielberg]] and [[Jerry Bruckheimer]]) who are able to guarantee the success of a billion-dollar movie franchise. Since 2005, Cruise and Paula Wagner have been in charge of the [[United Artists]] film studio<ref name="MGM"/>, with Cruise as producer and star and Wagner as the chief executive. Cruise is also known for his support of and adherence to the religion of [[Scientology]].<ref> [http://www.scientology.org/html/opencms/cos/scientology/en_US/news-media/briefing/cc/gala/index.html Scientology News: Tom Cruise Tops List of Scientology Celebrities at Celebrity Centre International 34th Anniversary] [[Church of Scientology]]; 2006; Accessed [[March 23]], [[2007]]</ref> His notable public criticisms of [[psychiatry]] and the use of [[Antidepressant|anti-depressive drugs]] have attracted controversy and media interest. ==Family and early life== Cruise was born in [[Syracuse, New York]],<ref name="family_tree_treat">{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/news/wenn/2004-01-13#celeb7|title=Cruise's Family Tree Treat|accessdate=2007-10-17|date=2004-01-13}}</ref> the son of Mary Lee ([[married and maiden names|née]] Pfeiffer), a special education teacher, and Thomas Cruise Mapother III, an electrical engineer.<ref name="filmref">{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/26/Tom-Cruise.html|title=Tom Cruise Biography|accessdate=2007-10-17}}</ref> Cruise has [[Germans|German]] and Colonial [[English people|English]] ancestry from his paternal great-grandparents, William Reibert and Charlotte Louise Voelker; and purportedly [[Welsh people|Welsh]] ancestry from his paternal great-great-grandfather, Dylan Henry Mapother, who emigrated from [[Flint, Wales|Flint]], [[Wales]] to [[Louisville, Kentucky]] in 1850.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.genealogy.com/famousfolks/tomc/d0/i0000031.htm|title=Ancestry of Tom Cruise: Fourth Generation}}</ref><ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/iconsofwales/sites/content/pages/tom_cruise.shtml Icons Of Wales - Tom Cruise]</ref> Cruise attended Robert Hopkins Public school for grades 3, 4 & 5 and Henry Munro Middle School for grade 6 in Gloucester, now Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, part of the Carleton Board of Education.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/Artists/C/Cruise_Tom/2008/01/19/4781997-sun.html|title=Tom Cruise's Canadian stay revealed }}</ref> The family lived in the Gloucester suburb of Beacon Hill. His family having moved from Kentucky so his father could take a position as a Defence consultant with the Canadian Army. Cruise became involved in drama at Robert Hopkins P.S. early on under the tutelage of teacher Mr. George Steinburg. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=170277d7-9fc0-4273-9e0e-848a809a00da|title=Cruise's time in capital one for books }}</ref> The first play he participated in was called "IT". Cruise won the co-lead with Michael de Waal. One playing "Evil", the other playing "Good". The play met much acclaim and toured with five other classmates to various schools around the Ottawa area and was filmed at the local Ottawa TV station..<ref>{{cite web|url=http://beta.bordersstores.com/online/store/ArticleView_tomcruise|title=Excerpt Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography}}</ref> The two were also singled out for a version of ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]'' and a Marcel Marceau-type act. When there was concern by school Principal Jim Brown of the religious overtones of J.C. Superstar, Cruise's mother convinced the school that the play should proceed. Mrs. Mapother was one of the founders of the Gloucester Players, a theatrical troupe where Cruise and some of the boys in Mr. Steinburg's class acted. As a boy, Cruise was also active in athletics, playing floor hockey almost every night; he was a ruthless player and ended up chipping his front tooth. In "British Bull Dog" he lost his newly capped tooth and hurt his knee.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080115/cruise_excerpt_080115/20080115?hub=CanadaAM&pr=showAll|title=Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography}}</ref> When Cruise was twelve, his mother left his father, taking Cruise and his sisters Lee Anne with her.<ref name="parade">{{cite web|url=http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2006/edition_04-09-2006/Tom_Cruise_cover|title="I Can Create Who I Am"|accessdate=2007-10-17|date=2006-04-09}}</ref> Cities in which Cruise lived included [[Ottawa, Ontario]] (where he attended [[Colonel By Secondary School]]), [[Louisville, Kentucky]], [[Winnetka, Illinois]] and [[Wayne, New Jersey]]. In all, Cruise attended eight elementary schools and three high schools. He briefly attended a [[Franciscan]] [[seminary]] in [[Cincinnati]] and aspired to become a [[Holy Orders|Catholic priest]]. In his senior year, he played football for the varsity team as a linebacker, but he was cut from the squad after getting caught drinking beer before a game.<ref>''Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography'', page 47</ref> He eventually graduated from [[Glen Ridge High School]] in New Jersey in 1980. Cruise has said that he suffered from [[Child abuse|abuse as a child]]. This was partially due to him suffering from [[dyslexia]]. He stated that when something went wrong, his father came down hard on him. He told ''[[Parade Magazine]]'' that his father was "a bully" and "a merchant of chaos." Cruise said he learned early on that his father was – and, by extension, some people were – not to be trusted: "I knew from being around my father that not everyone means me well."<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/04/06/people.cruise.ap/index.html CNN report about Parade Magazine article]</ref> Having gone through fifteen schools in twelve years, Cruise, who dropped his father's name at age twelve, was also a victim of [[bullying]] at school. Cruise started acting after being sidelined from his high school's wrestling team due to a knee injury. While injured, he successfully auditioned for a lead role in his high school's production of ''[[Guys and Dolls]]'' and decided to become an actor after his success in the role. His cousin [[William Mapother]] is also an actor most known for playing [[Ethan Rom]] on ''[[Lost (TV series)|Lost]]''. ==Hollywood== {{seealso|Tom Cruise filmography}} ===Acting career=== ====1980s==== [[Image:Tom cruise 1989.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Tom Cruise in 1989]] Cruise's first film role came in 1981, when he had a small role in ''[[Endless Love (film)|Endless Love]]'', a drama/romance film starring [[Brooke Shields]]. Later that same year he had a more substantial role in the film ''[[Taps (film)|Taps]]'', appearing alongside [[George C. Scott]], [[Timothy Hutton]] and [[Sean Penn]]. The film about military cadets was moderately successful. In 1983, he was one of many teenaged stars to appear in [[Francis Ford Coppola]]'s ''[[The Outsiders (film)|The Outsiders]]''. The cast for this film included [[Rob Lowe]], [[Matt Dillon]], [[Patrick Swayze]], and [[Ralph Macchio]], some of which were part of the ''[[Brat Pack (movies)|Brat Pack]]''. That same year Cruise appeared in the teen comedy ''[[Losin' It]]''.Also in 1983, ''[[Risky Business]]'' was released, which helped to propel Cruise to stardom. One sequence in the film, featuring Cruise [[lip sync|lip-syncing]] [[Bob Seger]]'s "[[Old Time Rock and Roll]]" in his underwear, has become an [[Pop icon|iconic]] moment in 1980s film. The film has been described as "A Generation-X classic, and a career-maker for Tom Cruise".<ref name="rottentomatoes">{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1017641-risky_business/|title=Risky Business - Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref> A fourth film that was released in 1983 was the high-school football drama, ''[[All the Right Moves]]''. Cruise's next film was the 1985 [[fantasy (genre)|fantasy]] film ''[[Legend (film)|Legend]]'' directed by [[Ridley Scott]]. Cruise was then selected as the first choice by producers [[Jerry Bruckheimer]] and [[Don Simpson]] for an upcoming American fighter pilot film. Cruise at first apparently turned down the project, but helped to alter the script he was given and developed the film. After being taken for a flight with the [[Blue Angels]], Cruise changed his mind and signed on with the project. The project was titled ''[[Top Gun (film)|Top Gun]]'' and opened in May 1986, becoming the highest grossing film of the year, taking in [[United States dollar|US$]]354 million in worldwide figures. two years later he starred in [[Martin Scorsese]]'s ''[[The Color of Money]]'' along with [[Paul Newman]] that same year, which earned Paul a Best Actor Academy Award. In 1988, he starred in the lighthearted drama ''[[Cocktail (film)|Cocktail]].'' The film received mixed reviews and Cruise received his first nomination for a [[Razzie]] award in 1989. Later that year, ''[[Rain Man]]'' was released, which also starred [[Dustin Hoffman]] and was directed by [[Barry Levinson]]. The film was praised by critics and was nominated for eight [[Academy Awards]], and won four, including [[Best Picture]] and Best Actor. ====1990s==== [[Image:Cruise.JPG|right|thumb|250px|Tom Cruise's star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]].]] Cruise was welcomed with similar success the following year when he received [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] nominations for [[Oliver Stone]]'s ''[[Born on the Fourth of July (film)|Born on the Fourth of July]]'', which was based on the best selling autobiography of [[parapalegic]] veteran and [[anti-war]] activist [[Ron Kovic]]. In 1990, Cruise starred as hot-shot racecar driver "Cole Trickle" in [[Tony Scott]]'s ''[[Days of Thunder]]''. While filming ''Days of Thunder'' Cruise first met Australian actress [[Nicole Kidman]], who was his co-star. They married in December 1990, but divorced after eleven years of [[marriage]]. Cruise's next film was [[Ron Howard]]'s ''[[Far and Away]]'' where he again was starring with Nicole Kidman. After ''Days of Thunder'' he starred in the military thriller ''[[A Few Good Men]]'' with [[Jack Nicholson]] and [[Demi Moore]]. This film was very well received and earned Cruise a Golden Globe and MTV nominations. The following year he starred in [[Sydney Pollack]]'s ''[[The Firm (1993 film)|The Firm]]'' along with [[Gene Hackman]] and [[Ed Harris]]. It was based on the best selling novel by [[John Grisham]], and won Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture at the [[People's Choice Awards]]. In 1994, Cruise starred along with [[Brad Pitt]], [[Antonio Banderas]] and [[Christian Slater]] in [[Neil Jordan]]'s ''[[Interview with the Vampire]]'', a gothic drama/horror film that was based on [[Anne Rice]]'s best-selling novel. The film was well received, although Rice was outspoken in her criticism of Cruise having been cast in the film. In 1996, Cruise starred in (as well as produced) [[Brian de Palma]]'s ''[[Mission: Impossible (film)|Mission: Impossible]]''. The film, a remake of the [[Mission: Impossible|1960s TV series]], grossed US$456 million worldwide, making it the third highest grossing film that year. That same year he played the title role in the comedy-drama ''[[Jerry Maguire]]''. The film earned him an Academy Award [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] nomination as well as winning co-star [[Cuba Gooding, Jr.]] an [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Academy Award]]; the film was nominated for five Academy Awards in total. The film also included the catchphrase "[[Show Me the Money]]!" which became part of popular culture. In 1999 he starred in the erotic thriller ''[[Eyes Wide Shut]]'' which took two years to complete and was director [[Stanley Kubrick]]'s last film. It was also the last film in which he starred alongside then spouse [[Nicole Kidman]]. But the film, which had a straightforward description of sex and a recondite story-telling style, raised great controversies. Cruise also played a [[Misogyny|misogynistic]] [[Seduction community|male guru]] in ''[[Magnolia (film)|Magnolia]]'' (1999), which netted him a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination. He was originally intended to play as Jericho Cane in the action horror film ''[[End of Days (1999 film)|End of Days]]'' before [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] assumed the lead role. ==== 2000s ==== In 2000, Cruise returned as [[Ethan Hunt]] in the second installment of the ''Mission Impossible'' films, releasing ''[[Mission: Impossible II]]''. The film was directed by [[Hong Kong]] director [[John Woo]] and branded with his [[Gun fu]] Style, but it continued the series' blockbuster success at the box office, taking in almost US$546 M in worldwide figures, like its predecessor, being the third highest grossing film of the year. The following year Cruise starred in the remake of the 1997 film ''[[Abre Los Ojos]]'', ''[[Vanilla Sky]]''. In 2002, Cruise starred in the [[dystopia]]n [[science fiction]] thriller, ''[[Minority Report (film)|Minority Report]]'' which was directed by [[Steven Spielberg]] and based on the science fiction short story by [[Philip K. Dick]]; and [[2003|the following year]], he was in [[Edward Zwick]]'s historical drama ''[[The Last Samurai]]''. In the 2004 [[Michael Mann (film director)|Michael Mann]]'s crime-thriller film ''[[Collateral (film)|Collateral]]'', Cruise took a [[typecast|turn against]] his generic "good guy" role by playing the role of a sociopathic hitman. In 2005, Cruise worked again with Steven Spielberg in ''[[War of the Worlds (2005 film)|War of the Worlds]]'', which became the fourth highest grossing movie of the year with US$591.4 M worldwide. The film also earned three [[Golden Raspberry Awards|Razzie]] nominations including one for Cruise. In 2006, he reprised his role as Ethan Hunt in the third installment of the ''Mission Impossible'' film series, ''[[Mission: Impossible III]]'', which was also a box office success and was more positively received by critics than its predecessor. He appeared in the 2007 drama ''[[Lions for Lambs]]'' and will star in the 2009 thriller ''[[Valkyrie (film)|Valkyrie]]''. ===Producing career=== Cruise partnered with his former [[talent agent]] [[Paula Wagner]] to form [[Cruise/Wagner Productions]] in 1993,<ref name="MGM">[http://sev.prnewswire.com/entertainment/20061102/LATH10602112006-1.html "MGM Partners With Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner to Form New United Artists"] - [[PR Newswire]] - [[November 2]], [[2006]]</ref> and the company has since co-produced several of Cruise's films,<ref>{{imdb company|id=0130381|company=Cruise/Wagner Productions [us]}}</ref> the first being ''[[Mission: Impossible (film)|Mission: Impossible]]'' in 1996 which was also Cruise's first project as a producer. He won a Nova Award (shared with [[Paula Wagner]]) for Most Promising Producer in Theatrical Motion Pictures at the PGA Golden Laurel Awards in 1997 for his work as a producer for the film ''Mission: Impossible''. His next project as a producer was the 1998 film ''[[Without Limits]]'' about famous American runner [[Steve Prefontaine]]. Cruise returned to work as a producer in 2000, continuing work on the ''Mission Impossible'' sequel. He then served as an executive producer for ''[[The Others (2001 film)|The Others]]'' which starred [[Nicole Kidman]], also that year, he again worked as actor/producer in ''[[Vanilla Sky]]''. He subsequently worked on (but did not star in) ''[[Narc (film)|Narc]]'', ''[[Hitting It Hard]]'' and ''[[Shattered Glass]]''. His next project, which he also starred in, was ''[[The Last Samurai]]'', he was jointly nominated for the Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award at the 2004 PGA Golden Laurel Awards. He then worked on ''[[Suspect Zero]]'', ''[[Elizabethtown (film)|Elizabethtown]]'' and ''[[Ask the Dust (film)|Ask the Dust]]''. Cruise is noted as having negotiated some of the most lucrative movie deals in Hollywood, and was described in 2005 by Hollywood economist [[Edward Jay Epstein]] as "one of the most powerful – and richest – forces in Hollywood". Epstein argues that Cruise is one of the few producers (the others being [[George Lucas]], [[Steven Spielberg]] and [[Jerry Bruckheimer]]) who are regarded as able to guarantee the success of a billion-dollar movie franchise. Epstein also contends that the public obsession with Cruise's tabloid controversies obscures full appreciation of Cruise's exceptional commercial prowess in the industry.<ref>[http://www.slate.com/id/2121617/ Tom Cruise Inc. - By Edward Jay Epstein - Slate Magazine<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Cruise/Wagner Productions, Cruise's film production company, is said to be developing a screenplay based on [[Erik Larson]]'s ''[[New York Times]]'' bestseller, ''[[The Devil in the White City]]'' about a real life serial killer at [[Chicago]]'s [[World's Columbian Exposition]]. Kathryn Bigelow is attached to the project to produce and helm. Meanwhile, [[Leonardo DiCaprio]]'s production company, Appian Way, is also developing a film about Holmes and the [[World's Fair]], in which DiCaprio will star.<ref>[http://www.thezreview.co.uk/comingsoon/d/devilinthewhitecitythe.htm The Devil In The White City movie,trailer,review,pics,pictures,poster,news,DVD at The Z Review<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ====Breakup with Paramount==== On [[August 22]], [[2006]], [[Paramount Pictures]] announced it was ending its 14-year relationship with Cruise. In the ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'', chairman of [[Viacom]] (Paramount's parent company) [[Sumner Redstone]] cited the economic damage to Cruise's value as an actor and producer from his controversial public behavior and views.<ref>[http://money.cnn.com/2006/08/22/news/newsmakers/cruise_paramount/index.htm?cnn=yes CNN: Paramount Pictures cuts ties with Tom Cruise]</ref><ref>[http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/article_27267912.shtml National Ledger: Sumner Redstone Rebuke of Tom Cruise: Now What?]</ref> Cruise/Wagner Productions responded that Paramount's announcement was a face-saving move after the production company had successfully sought alternative financing from [[private equity]] firms.<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2006-08-23-hedge-films-usat_x.htm USA Today: Cruise seeks financial backing from hedge funds]</ref> Industry analysts such as Edward Jay Epstein commented that the real reason for the split was most likely Paramount's discontent over Cruise/Wagner's exceptionally large share of [[DVD]] sales from the ''Mission: Impossible'' franchise.<ref>[http://www.ft.com/cms/s/d817b680-33a0-11db-981f-0000779e2340.html The Financial Times: Paramount vs. Cruise: all down the killer cut] by [[Edward Jay Epstein]]</ref><ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003052563 The Hollywood Reporter: Biz eyeing economics of Cruise-Par breakup: DVD slowdown forcing restraint]</ref> However, ''[[Radar (magazine)|Radar]]'' has claimed that the "personal conduct" complained of by Redstone was an allegedly Cruise-inspired attempt to intimidate [[Brad Grey]], CEO of Paramount. According to ''Radar'', when Grey was walking to his car one night after tense negotiations with Cruise over ''Mission: Impossible 3'', he was "surrounded by more than a dozen Scientologists, who pressured him to ease up on the actor … Following a terse exchange, the visitors allowed Grey to get into his car and leave, but the message was clear." Grey reportedly stood his ground and convinced Cruise to accept a lower fee than the actor had initially demanded.<ref>{{cite web|title = Brad''' G'''rey's Scientology Scare|accessdate=2006-09-24|last = Bercovici |first = Jeff|url = http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2006/09/brad-greys-scientology-scare.php |date=[[2006-09-15]]|work = Radar Online|publisher = Radar magazine}}</ref> ====Management of United Artists==== According to an Associated Press report on [[November 2]] [[2006]], Cruise and Paula Wagner announced that they will be in charge of the [[United Artists]] film studio.<ref name="MGM"/> Cruise will produce and star in films for United Artists, while Wagner will serve as UA's chief executive. Production began in 2007 of ''[[Valkyrie (film)|Valkyrie]]'', a thriller based on the [[July 20]], [[1944]] assassination attempt against [[Adolf Hitler]]. The film was acquired in March 2007 by United Artists. On [[March 21]], [[2007]] Cruise signed on to play [[Claus von Stauffenberg]], the protagonist. This project marks the second production to be greenlighted since Cruise and Wagner took control of United Artists. The first was its inaugural film, ''[[Lions for Lambs]]'', directed by [[Robert Redford]] and starring Redford, [[Meryl Streep]] and Cruise. ''Lambs'' was released on [[November 9]], [[2007]],<ref>[http://newsmax.com/archives/ic/2007/3/21/73153.shtml?s=en Tom Cruise Takes on Adolf Hitler]. [[March 21]], [[2007]].</ref> opening to [[Lions for Lambs#Critical reception|unimpressive box office revenue and critical reception]]. ==Popularity== In 1990, 1991 and 1997, ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine rated him among the 50 most [[beauty|beautiful]] people in the world. In 1995, ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'' magazine ranked him among the 100 sexiest stars in film history. Two years later, it ranked him among the top 5 movie stars of all time. In 2002 and 2003, he was rated by ''[[Premiere (magazine)|Premiere]]'' among the top 20 in its annual Power 100 list.<ref name="imdb" /> [[Image:Tom Cruise 2006.jpg|thumb|left|Tom Cruise in [[Sunnyvale, California]], 2006]] In 2006, Premiere magazine established Cruise as Hollywood's most powerful actor, as Cruise came in at number 13 on the magazines 2006 Power List, being the highest ranked actor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalenquirer.com/celebrity/63569|title=Tom Cruise's popularity tumble!|date=[[March 29]], [[2006]]|author=BANG Showbiz}}</ref> On [[16 June]], [[2006]], ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine published 'The Celebrity 100', a list of the most powerful celebrities, which Cruise topped. The list was generated using a combination of income (between June 2005 and June 2006), web references by [[Google]], press clips compiled by [[LexisNexis]], television and radio mentions (by [[Factiva]]), and the number of times a celebrity appeared on the cover of 26 major consumer magazines. [[As of August 2006]], "a USA Today/Gallup poll in which half of those surveyed registered an "unfavorable" opinion of the actor" was cited as a reason in addition to "unacceptable behavior"<ref>[http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=domesticNews&storyid=2006-08-23T001318Z_01_N22285827_RTRUKOC_0_US-MEDIA-CRUISE.xml&src=rss&rpc=22 Reuter's]</ref> for Paramount's non-renewal of their production contract with Cruise. In addition, Marketing Evaluations reports that Cruise's Q score (which is a measure of the popularity of celebrities), had fallen 40%. It was also revealed that Cruise is the celebrity people would least like as their best friend. Cruise came bottom with just 3 percent, while the winner was ''School of Rock'' star [[Jack Black]]. [[October 10]], [[2006]] was declared "Tom Cruise Day" in Japan; the Japan Memorial Day Association said that he was awarded with a special day because he has made more trips to Japan than any other Hollywood star.<ref>[http://www.hollywood.com/news/Cruise_Day_Declared_in_Japan/3563377 Tom Cruise Day]</ref> ==Relationships and personal life== ===Mimi Rogers=== Cruise was married to [[Mimi Rogers]] on [[May 9]], [[1987]]; they divorced on [[February 4]], [[1990]].<ref name="imdb" /> Rogers is generally believed to have introduced Cruise to Scientology.<ref> {{cite journal | last = Masters | first = Kim | year = 2005 | month = Sept/Oct | title = The Passion of Tom Cruise|journal = [[Radar (magazine)|Radar]] }} as excerpted by ''Radar'' at [http://www.radaronline.com/from-the-magazine/2005/08/the_passion_of_tom_cruise_excerpt.php]</ref> ===Nicole Kidman=== Cruise met [[Nicole Kidman]] on the set of their film ''[[Days of Thunder]]''. The couple married on [[December 24]], [[1990]] and divorced on [[August 8]], [[2001]]. He and Kidman adopted two children, Isabella Jane (b. [[December 22]], [[1992]]) and Connor Antony (b. [[January 17]], [[1995]]).<ref name="imdb" /> They separated when Kidman was three months pregnant, just before their tenth wedding anniversary; she later miscarried.<ref>[http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,8039,00.html News Home<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ===Penélope Cruz=== Cruise was next romantically linked with [[Penélope Cruz]], the lead actress in his film ''[[Vanilla Sky]]''. After a three-year relationship, in March 2004, Cruise announced that their relationship had ended in January.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/3570639.stm BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Film | Cruise and Cruz end relationship<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ===Katie Holmes=== {{main|TomKat}} In April 2005, Cruise began dating actress [[Katie Holmes]], best known for her breakthrough role on the teen television drama [[Dawson's Creek]], and also for her roles in [[Art film|art house]] films such as ''[[The Ice Storm (film)|The Ice Storm]]'', thrillers such as ''[[Abandon (film)|Abandon]]'', and blockbusters such as ''[[Batman Begins]]''. Shortly after they began their [[TomKat|highly publicized relationship]], on [[17 June]] [[2005]], Cruise announced he had proposed to her at the top of the [[Eiffel Tower]] in [[Paris]].<ref>http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=8822036</ref> She accepted his proposal, and the couple married in [[Bracciano]], [[Italy]] on [[November 18]], [[2006]]. Their relationship made Holmes the subject of international media attention, much of it negative, including speculation the relationship was a publicity stunt to promote the couple's films.<ref>{{cite news|last=Brown| first=Tina| title=It's Only Publicity Love| publisher = Washingtonpost.com | date =2005-05-26 | url =http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/25/AR2005052502162.html| accessdate =2008-01-29}}</ref> Holmes, who was raised a [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]],<ref>{{cite news| title=Katie Holmes's New Friend Raises Eyebrows| publisher = People.com | date =2005-06-16 | url =http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1072887,00.html| accessdate =2008-01-29}}</ref> joined the [[Church of Scientology]] shortly after the couple began dating.<ref>{{cite news|last=Silverman| first=Stephen M.| title=Katie Holmes Says She's Studying Scientology| publisher = People.com | date =2005-06-14 | url =http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1071832,00.html| accessdate =2008-01-29}}</ref>. On [[April 18]], [[2006]] Katie gave birth to a baby girl named Suri at [[Saint John's Health Center]] in [[Santa Monica, California]].<ref>[http://www.accesshollywood.com/movies/ah43.shtml Access Hollywood<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Cruise stated that the name derives from the [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] word for "[[princess]]" or the Persian word meaning [[Suri (flower)|red rose]].<ref>[http://www.gawker.com/news/births/on-the-matter-of-baby-suri-168181.php Births: On the Matter of Baby Suri<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> (''See also [[Sarah (female name)|Sarah]].'') She is the first child for Holmes and third for Cruise, who (as previously mentioned) has two adopted children with Nicole Kidman.<ref>[http://people.aol.com/people/articles/0,19736,1170244,00.html Katie Holmes & Tom Cruise Have a Girl!] ''[[People (magazine)|People.com]]''. [[April 18]], [[2006]].</ref> ==Controversy== ===Scientology=== Cruise is an outspoken advocate for the [[Church of Scientology]]. He became involved with Scientology in 1990 through his first wife, [[Mimi Rogers]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/showbiz/1791617.stm Cruise lobbies over Scientology] BBC News</ref> Cruise has publicly said that Scientology, specifically the [[L. Ron Hubbard]] [[Study Tech]], helped him overcome [[dyslexia]].<ref>{{cite news| title=Cruise credits Scientology for his success| work=MSNBC| date=2005-05-24| url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7968809/|accessdate=2008-05-11}}</ref> In addition to promoting various programs that introduce people to Scientology, Cruise has campaigned for Scientology to be fully recognized as a religion in Europe. He lobbied politicians in [[France]] and [[Germany]], where the legal systems regard Scientology as a [[cult]] and [[business]] respectively. In 2005 the [[Paris]] city council revealed that Cruise had lobbied officials [[Nicolas Sarkozy]] and [[Jean-Claude Gaudin]], described him as a spokesman and militant for Scientology, and barred any further dealings with him.<ref>[http://www.examiner.ie/breaking/story.asp?j=182470131&p=y8z47x994&n=182471074&x= Paris snubs Scientology 'militant' Cruise] Irish Examiner</ref><ref>[http://www.sorcellerie.net/snews.asp?act=see&id=558 Tom Cruise ne sera pas citoyen d'honneur de Paris] (In French)</ref> Cruise co-founded and raised donations for [[Downtown Medical]] to offer New York 9/11 rescue workers [[Purification Rundown|detoxification therapy]] based on the works of L. Ron Hubbard. This has drawn criticism from the medical profession,<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/04/nyregion/04DETO.html?ex=1148011200&en=c46507c25827d1c3&ei=5070 ''Scientologist's Treatments Lure Firefighters''], Michelle O'Donnell, [[NY Times]], [[4 October]], [[2003]]</ref> as well as firefighters.<ref>{{cite news | first = Roger | last = Friedman | title = Tom Cruise Can't Put Out These Fires | url = http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,238238,00.html#2 | work = FOX 411 | publisher = [[Fox News Channel]] | date = [[2006-12-22]] | accessdate = 2006-12-30}}</ref> For these activities and others, [[David Miscavige]] awarded Scientology's Freedom Medal of Valor to Cruise in late 2004. A controversy erupted in 2005 after he openly criticized actress [[Brooke Shields]] for using the drug [[Paxil]] (paroxetine), an [[anti-depressant]], to which Shields attributes her recovery from [[postpartum depression]] after the birth of her first daughter in 2003. Cruise asserted that there is no such thing as a [[chemical imbalance theory|chemical imbalance]], and that psychiatry is a form of [[pseudoscience]]. This led to a heated argument with [[Matt Lauer]] on ''[[Today (NBC program)|The Today Show]]'' on [[June 24]], [[2005]].<ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8344309/ "In tense moment, Cruise calls Lauer 'glib'"] [[MSNBC|MSNBC.COM]]. ([[June 28]] [[2005]])</ref> Brooke Shields responded to Cruise's comments by calling them "irresponsible and dangerous."<ref name="words">[http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,16683,00.html Brooke & Tom's War of the Words] E online.</ref> In late August 2006, Cruise apologized in person to Shields for his comments; Shields said that she was "impressed with how heartfelt [the apology] was […]. I didn't feel at any time that I had to defend myself, nor did I feel that he was trying to convince me of anything other than the fact that he was deeply sorry. And I accepted it."<ref name="Apology">[http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/P/PEOPLE_SHIELDS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2006-09-02-20-45-16 Shields: Cruise Gave 'Heartfelt Apology']</ref> Cruise's spokesman confirmed that Cruise and Shields had made up but said that Cruise's position on anti-depressants had not changed.<ref name="Apology" /> Shields was a guest at Cruise's and Holmes's wedding. Cruise also said in an ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' interview that [[psychiatry]] "is a [[Nazism|Nazi]] science" and that [[methadone]] was actually originally called Adolophine after [[Adolf Hitler]], a myth well-known as an [[urban legend]].<ref>[http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/cruise%20tripped%20up%20by%20magazine%20over%20scientology%20claims CRUISE TRIPPED UP BY MAGAZINE OVER SCIENTOLOGY CLAIMS] contactmusic.com</ref> In an interview with ''[[Der Spiegel]]'' magazine, Cruise said that "In Scientology, we have the only successful [[drug rehabilitation]] program in the world. It's called [[Narconon]]… It's a statistically proven fact that there is only one successful drug rehabilitation program in the world. Period". While Narconon claims to have a success rate over 70%,<ref>[http://www.spiegel.de/international/spiegel/0,1518,druck-353577,00.html Actor Tom Cruise Opens Up about his Beliefs in the Church of Scientology]</ref><ref>[http://www.scientology.org/en_US/world/betterment/narconon/ NARCONON: A NEW LIFE FOR DRUG ADDICTS] Scientology web site</ref> the accuracy of this figure has been widely disputed.<ref>[http://www.xenu.net/archive/oca/narconon/success.html Narconon's success rates] Operation Clambake</ref> Scientology is well-known for its opposition to mainstream psychiatry. In January 2008 the ''[[Daily Mail]]'' (UK) announced a forthcoming biography of Cruise, ''[[Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography]]'', by [[Andrew Morton (writer)|Andrew Morton]]. Cruise's attorney [[Bert Fields]] said that the unauthorized biography was full of "tired old lies" or "sick stuff." ====[[IAS]] Freedom Medal of Valor ceremony video==== {{seealso|Project Chanology}} On [[January 15]], [[2008]], a video produced by the Church of Scientology featuring an interview with Cruise was leaked to the Internet and uploaded to [[YouTube]]. In the video, music from Cruise's ''[[Mission Impossible]]'' films plays in the background, and Cruise discusses what being a Scientologist means to him.<ref name="warne">{{cite news | last =Warne | first =Dan | coauthors = | title ="Anonymous" threatens to "dismantle" Church of Scientology via internet | work =[[APC Magazine]] | pages = | language = | publisher =[[National Nine News]] | date =[[January 24]], [[2008]] | url =http://www.apcmag.com/7905/anonymous_threatens_to_dismantle_church_of_scientology_via_internet | accessdate =2008-01-25 }}</ref><ref name="knbc">{{cite news | last =KNBC Staff | first = | coauthors = | title =Hacker Group Declares War On Scientology: Group Upset Over Church's Handling Of Tom Cruise Video | work =[[KNBC]] | pages = | language = | publisher = | date =[[January 24]], [[2008]] | url =http://www.knbc.com/news/15132759/detail.html | accessdate = 2008-01-25 }}</ref> According to ''[[The Times]]'', Cruise can be seen in the video "extolling the virtues of Scientology".<ref name="richards">{{cite news | last =Richards | first =Johnathan (''[[The Times]]'') | coauthors = | title =Hackers Declare War on Scientology: A shadowy Internet group has succeeded in taking down a Scientology Web site after effectively declaring war on the church and calling for it to be destroyed. | work =[[FOX News]] | pages = | language = | publisher =FOX News Network, LLC. | date =[[January 25]], [[2008]] | url =http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,325586,00.html | accessdate = 2008-01-25 }}</ref> ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' characterizes Cruise as "manic-looking" during the interview, "gush[ing] about his love for Scientology".<ref name="dailytelegraph">{{cite news | last =The Daily Telegraph staff | first = | coauthors =[[Agence France-Presse|AFP]] | title =Tom Cruise scientology video leaked on the internet: We've always known Tom Cruise is a bit looney, but his latest scientology propaganda video leaked on the internet crosses the line into the downright creepy. | work =[[The Daily Telegraph]] | pages = | language = | publisher =[[News Limited]] | date =[[January 16]], [[2008]] | url =http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,23060524-5007132,00.html | accessdate = 2008-01-25 }}</ref> The Church of Scientology asserted that the video material that had been leaked to YouTube and other websites was "pirated and edited" and taken from a three-hour video produced for members of Scientology.<ref name="knbc" /><ref name="Church of Scientology Slams German Tabloid">{{cite news | last =FOX News staff | first = | coauthors = | title =Report: Church of Scientology Slams German Tabloid for Publishing Comments Comparing Tom Cruise to Nazi Minister | work =[[FOX News]] | pages = | language = | publisher = | date =[[January 23]], [[2008]] | url =http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,324885,00.html | accessdate =2008-01-25 }}</ref> YouTube removed the Cruise video from their site under threat of litigation.<ref name="vamosi anonymous hackers">{{cite news | last =Vamosi | first =Robert | coauthors = | title =Anonymous hackers take on the Church of Scientology | work =[[CNET News]] | pages = | language = | publisher =CNET Networks, Inc. | date =[[January 24]], [[2008]] | url =http://www.news.com/8301-10789_3-9857666-57.html | accessdate = 2008-01-25 }}</ref> As of [[February 4]], [[2008]], the web site [[Gawker.com]] was still hosting a copy of the video, and other sites have posted the entire video.<ref name="landers">{{cite news | last =Landers | first =Chris | coauthors = | title =The Internets Are Going to War | work =[[Baltimore City Paper]] | pages = | language = | publisher = | date =[[January 25]], [[2008]] | url =http://www.citypaper.com/digest.asp?id=15150 | accessdate = 2008-01-25 }}</ref><ref name="vamosi anonymous hackers" /> Lawyers for the Church of Scientology sent a letter to Gawker.com demanding that they remove the video, but Nick Denton of Gawker.com stated: "It's newsworthy, and we will not be removing it."<ref name="Video shows Cruise">{{cite news | last =New Zealand Herald staff | first = | coauthors = | title =Video shows Cruise in rave mode | work =[[New Zealand Herald]] | pages = | language = | publisher =APN Holdings NZ Limited | date =[[January 19]], [[2008]] | url =http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1501119/story.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10487567 | accessdate = 2008-01-25}}</ref> ===Oprah Winfrey Show incident=== [[Image:Cruiseonoprah.jpg|thumb|Cruise jumps on the couch during the taping of an interview on ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]''.]] Cruise has made several expressions of his feelings for Holmes to the media, most notably the "couch incident" which took place on the popular ''[[Oprah Winfrey Show]]'' of [[May 23]], [[2005]]. Cruise "jumped around the set, hopped onto a couch, fell to one knee and repeatedly professed his love for his new girlfriend."<ref>{{cite news| last = Waxman|first = Sharon|title = How Personal Is Too Personal for a Star Like Tom Cruise?|work = The New York Times|language = English|publisher = The New York Times Company | url = http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/02/movies/02crui.html?ex=1275364800&en=5bee0745ec59eea3&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss |date = [[2005-06-02]] | accessdate = 2006-08-26}}</ref> The phrase "jumping the couch", fashioned after "[[jumping the shark]]", is used to describe someone "going off the deep end" in public in a manner extreme enough to tarnish his or her reputation. It enjoyed a short-lived popularity, being chosen by the editors of the ''[[Historical Dictionary of American Slang]]'' as the "slang term of the year" in 2005<ref>{{cite web | title='Jump the couch' is top gun of slang in '05|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10650547/}}</ref> and by the nonprofit group [[Global Language Monitor]] as one of its top phrases for the year.<ref>{{cite web | title=Language Monitor The Top Ten Phrases of 2005 | url=http://www.languagemonitor.com/Top_Word_Lists.html}}</ref> The "couch incident" was voted #1 of 2005's "Most Surprising Television Moments" on a countdown on [[E!]]<ref>[http://www.boxofficeprophets.com/column/index.cfm?columnID=9334 Top 10 Film Industry News Stories of 2005: #5: Tom Cruise's Crazy Year<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and was the subject of numerous parodies, including the epilogue of ''[[Scary Movie 4]]''. In early May 2008, Cruise reappeared on the Oprah Winfrey show to celebrate 25 years of being in the film business. The feature was a two hour special, the first hour was Oprah spending the day with Cruise at his house in [[Telluride, Colorado]] on [[May 2]]. The second part was on [[May 5]] with Cruise making an in studio appearance and ending with every member of the audience receiving a box DVD set of all the films Cruise had ever starred in. ===Litigation related to gay rumors=== *'''[[Daily Express|The Daily Express newspaper]]''' — During his marriage to actress Nicole Kidman, the couple endured public speculation about their sex life and rumors that Cruise was gay. In 1998, he sued a British tabloid that alleged that the marriage was a sham designed to cover up his homosexuality.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/203779.stm Cruise and Kidman win libel case — BBC News]</ref> * '''[[David Ehrenstein]]''' — Tom Cruise's lawyers threaten to sue Ehrenstein for his book titled "Open Secret: Gay Hollywood 1928–1998", that discussed Cruise's appeal to both men and women.<ref>[http://www.ehrensteinland.com/htmls/library/tomcruiseletters.shtml The Tom Cruise/Open Secret Letters<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> *'''Chad Slater''' — In May 2001 he filed a lawsuit against gay porn actor Chad Slater (aka [[Kyle Bradford]]). Slater had allegedly told the celebrity magazine ''Actustar'' that he had engaged in an affair with Cruise. Both Slater and Cruise denied this, and in August 2001 Slater was ordered to pay $10 million to Cruise in damages after Slater declared he could not afford to defend himself against the suit and would therefore default.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/showbiz/2664159.stm Cruise wins 'gay' claims legal battle – BBC News]</ref> *'''[[Michael Davis (magazine publisher)|Michael Davis]]''' — He also sued Michael Davis, publisher of [[Bold Magazine]], who alleged but never confirmed that he had video that would prove Cruise was homosexual. The suit was dropped in exchange for a public statement by Davis that the video was not of Cruise and that Cruise was heterosexual.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/showbiz/1686039.stm Cruise gay claims dropped – BBC News]</ref> ===Other litigation=== *'''''[[Buffalo Beast]]'' newspaper''' – After The Beast's publication of their 50 Most Loathsome People of 2004 (which included Cruise in the list), Cruise's lawyer [[Bertram Fields]] threatened to sue the small independent publication. The Beast, seeing the opportunity for nationwide exposure (particularly after the story broke on the entertainment program ''[[Celebrity Justice]]'' and later in mainstream newspapers) actively encouraged the lawsuit, effectively calling Fields' bluff. No lawsuit was ever filed and Cruise was included more prominently in the 2005 list.<ref>[http://www.buffalobeast.com/73/feature1.htm Hollywood Egomaniac Threatens Beast Over Alleged "Need for Speed"]</ref> *'''TomCruise.com''' – In 2006, Cruise sued [[cybersquatter]] [[Jeff Burgar]] to obtain control of the TomCruise.com domain name. When owned by Burgar, the domain redirected to information about Cruise on Celebrity1000.com. The decision to turn TomCruise.com over to Cruise was handed down by [[WIPO]] on [[July 5]], [[2006]].<ref>[http://arbiter.wipo.int/domains/decisions/html/2006/d2006-0560.html "WIPO Domain Name Decision: D2006-0560"]</ref> The decision was criticized by [[The Register]] suggesting that the WIPO conflict resolution system is flawed and that "if you were provided with the names of the panelists in any given case, you could predict with almost complete certainty what the outcome was."<ref>[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/07/23/tom_cruise_dotcom_win/ "Tom Cruise wins TomCruise.com"]</ref> ===Publicist=== Cruise's more open attitude to [[Scientology]] has been attributed to the departure of his [[publicist]] of 14 years, [[Pat Kingsley]], in March 2004. He replaced her with his sister, fellow Scientologist Lee Anne DeVette, who served in that role until November 2005.<ref>[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117932447?categoryid=13&cs=1 Cruise will go with pro - Entertainment News, Film News, Media - Variety<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He then demoted his sister and replaced her with veteran publicist Paul Bloch, from the publicity firm Rogers and Cowan. DeVette explained that it was her decision to work on philanthropic projects rather than publicity.<ref>http://entertainment.tv.yahoo.com/entnews/eo/20051108/113151894008.html</ref> Such restructuring is seen as a move to curtail publicity about his Scientology views, as well as the hard-sell of his relationship with Katie Holmes backfiring with the public.<ref>[http://film.guardian.co.uk/features/featurepages/0,,1499693,00.html Focus: What's eating Tom Cruise? | World news | The Observer<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/JustSaying/story?id=798031&page=1 ABC News: Is Tom's Love Life Cruisin' for a Bruisin'?<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ==See also== {{Multicol}} * [[Brat Pack (movies)|Brat Pack]] * [[Church of Scientology]] * [[Citizens Commission on Human Rights]] * [[Flint, Wales]] * [[List of Louisvillians]] * [[List of Welsh-Americans]] {{Multicol-break}} {{Portal|Scientology|Scientology e meter blue.jpg}} * [[List of Scientologists]] * [[Supercouple]] * ''[[Tom Cruise: Unauthorized]]'' (1998) * ''[[Tom Cruise: All the World's a Stage]]'' (2006) * ''[[Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography]]'' (2008) * [[TomKat]] {{Multicol-end}} ==References== {{reflist|3}} ==External links== {{wikinewshas|news on this topic| *[[n:Tom Cruise Scientology promotional video leaked to the Internet|Tom Cruise Scientology promotional video leaked to the Internet]] *[[n:'Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography' released, $100 million lawsuit in planning stages|'Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography' released, $100 million lawsuit in planning stages]] *[[n:Interview with Glen Stollery of ScienTOMogy.info|Interview with Glen Stollery of ScienTOMogy.info]] *[[n:Tom Cruise parody site defiant in face of Scientology threats, demands its day in court|Tom Cruise parody site defiant in face of Scientology threats, demands its day in court]] *[[n:Church of Scientology does not see humor in website dedicated to Tom Cruise|Church of Scientology does not see humor in website dedicated to Tom Cruise]] *[[n:Tom Cruise debates psychiatry on NBC's Today show|Tom Cruise debates psychiatry on NBC's Today show]] }} {{commons}} {{wikiquote}} *[http://www.tomcruise.com Official site] *{{imdb name|id=0000129|name=Tom Cruise}} *{{ymovies name|1800015725}} *{{people.com}} *{{dmoz|Arts/People/C/Cruise,_Tom}} *[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8343367/ Transcript of the Matt Lauer interview] *[http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6420217/the_passion_of_the_cruise/?rnd=1142911231511&has-player=true&version=6.0.12.1465 ''Rolling Stone'' Interview: "The Passion of the Cruise"; 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